Typesetting machine



May 8, 1928. 1,669,366

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I R. c. ADAMS TYPESETTING MACHINE Filed June 17, 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented May 8, 1928.

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.BOBERT CHARLES ADAMS F HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM,

TYPESET'IING- MACHINE.

Application filed M617, 1926, Serial Ito-116,566, and in Great Britain June 27, 1925. i

This invention has relation to -manuallyoperated typesettingmachines more espe- Fig-4; on an enlargedscale.

cially for use with reproducing apparatus of office duplicators,'and has for its objectjto enable a rapid and smooth passage of the type to delivery for composition, and further, to enable two or more storage magazines to be interchangeable tothe active position, allowing for the employment of two or morefonts of type. The invention is of the kind in which a race plate has vertical channels opening into converging channels which at their junction have a common outlet to delivery and a superposed type magazine with a series of vertical compartments registering with the channels offthe race plate.

According to this invention, a race plate has vertical ductsdivided by undercut walls forming flanged rails extending to a point slightly spaced from converging inwardly undercut side walls formingflanged. rails overhanging downwardly converging side ducts leadin'g'to a common delivery outlet,

and a plate or member located adjacent the front of the race plate 6 and covering the junctures of the vertical and converging ducts so that the. inside of the plate or member is adapted to contact with theface of the type for retaining the type in their true path during transition. 6

Reference is directed to the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred embodimentof the invention, in which Fig. 1 is a front elevationfof the machine mounted upon standards.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the front magazine in the operative position.

Fig. 3 1s a side elevationwithktherear magazine in the operative position.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged front view of the magazine and race plate with covering member removed. 4

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of thevlower part-of-the race plate on a still larger scale.

Fig. dis 'a cross section on line6-'6. of

Fig. 7 represents in. perspective the vertical and converging side walls attheir juncture." I

Fig.8 is aside elevation in part section of the type escapement inthe normal position when'supporting the type.

Fig. 9 is a similar view of the typeescapee ment in the alternative position, when the bottom type-character has been released and, the superposed characters retained.

Figs. 10 and. 11 are detail views of a modified form ofcoveringmemberfor the juncture of thevertical and converging ducts of the raeeplate; I e

The machine shown mounted on a table comprises side standardsl connected ,by cross bolts and a keyboard 2 at its base. Betweenjthe standards lis locateda race plate formed with-aseries of vertical ducts 4 divided from each other byundercutwalls 5 providing flanged .ra-ils6. The wallsifi are at their lower ends set back longitudinally from the lower ends of said flanged rails 6 which thus overhang and are slightly spaced. from converging side rails 7 having inwardly undercut Walls Downwardly converging ducts 8 are thus formed between the lower ends ofthe ver tical and converging rails 6 and 7* respec-' tively with the verticalducts 4 .open in common tothe convergingducts 8 which at their junction havea type outlet 9 leading from a position side downwards into an up-.

right position at discharge. As shown in Figs. 1 to 3, a glass plate 11. or other member is located adjacent the front of the race plate 3 and covering the vertical and converging ducts so that in transit the .face of the type may contact with the inside ofthe plate or member which serves as a guide for.

maintaining the type in their true path when passingzthroughl the junctures of the ver tical and converging ducts. The glass plate 11 or other member .inay be adjustable towardsor awaytrom-said race plate by adjusting screws 12 to suit various. heights ofitype, and is preferably removable from the machine,

As will. be understood, theplate, or

ber covering the race. plate may be of a. V

shape having lower converging sides covering the front of the converging ducts, or cut away at its upper part to provide converging sides covering said ducts- As shown in Figs. 10 and 11, the junctures of the vertical and converging ducts at and 8 respectively may he covered by an inwardly projecting converging flange or bar '7 formed integrally, or connected with the converging side wall 7.

The race plate 3 is fixed by pins 3 to upper and lower cross bars 3 and 3 respectively which are journalled in the standards 1, the lower bars 3 having threaded ends on which are nuts 3. By slackening a nut at one side, and screwing up the nut on the other side against the side standards 1, the race plate 3 is laterally movable to bring its vertical ducts 1 into registration with vertical ducts 13 of upper magazines 13 and 1 1.

Said magazines, located above the race plate 3, are situated with the magazine 13 in front of the magazine 14:, and are carried in a frame 15 from the sides of which project trunnion pins 16 adapted to engage slots 17 in the standards 1, whereby the magazines are pivotally mounted, and extending from the ends of the trunnion pins are handles 16 for raising and lowering the magazines. Alternatively, the trunnion pins may project from the side standards and the magazine frame 15 have corresponding slots to engage with said trunnion pins, as will be understood. Vfith this construction, the magazines can be swung backwards and forwards upon the trunnion pins to bring either the front or rear magazines into registration with the race plate 3. swinging the magazines into position, the magazine carrier frame 15 is provided at its sides with exteriorly projecting studs 18 adapted to engage with the forked upper ends of arms 19 which are pivoted at 20 'to the standards 1. To one of the arms 19 in termediately of its pivot 20 and its forked end is jointedly connected a slidable rod 21 projecting to the front of the machine, so that by pulling or pushing said rod, either of the magazines can be brought into the operative position. A clip arm 22 is pivoted at 23 to the standards 1 and under the action of springs its central part 24: is pressed against the glass cover 11 which is thereby held in position.

The magazines 13 and 14 are provided at the back with type escapement as shown in Figs. 8 and 9 consisting of an upper retention member 25 and a lower retention member 26 which interengage each other. Each of the upper retention members 25 is pivoted at 27 at its upper part in the magazine carrier frame 15 and is formed with a depending leg 28 terminating in a forwardly projecting finger 29 adapted to abut against the back of the type 30in the magazines 13 As a means of 1 and 14:. The upper member 25 is formed medially and rearwardly of its leg 28 with a depending limb 31 spaced from the limb 28 7 ger 33 positioned underneath the finger 29 I of the upper member 25, said linger being adapted to extend normally under the bottom type.- as shown in F 8. The reten tion member 26 at its upper front. edge and above its pivot is formed with a rising limb 3 1 which has free play in the slot 32 of the upper member 25 and is adapted to engage with the limb 31 of the same. The retention member 26 at its heel may have a slot 35 at the back of which is a depending stump 36. Key rods 3'? are fulcrumed-to the machine standards 1 and engage through the medium of links 38 and levers 39 with. the retention members 26. retention members 25 are normally retained in engagement with the type by the action of blade springs 40 and 41 respectively connectedto the upper ends of said members and to'cross bars 12 ofthemagazine carrier frame 15. The magazines are putinto the machine from the front side thereof by introducing the studs 18 through the slots 1 in the side standards 1 and down inside inclined guide ledges 1 on the latter to the forked ends of the arms 19, the trunnion pins 16of themagazine frame entering the slots 17 simultaneously by which the magazines are supported.

When one of the keys is depressed, the corresponding retention member of the type escapement is turned upon its centre-resulting in the finger 29 of the member 25 being first forced into abuttal' with the second type from the bottom one and the finger 33 of the member 26 then retracted from below the bottom-type so that same is allowed to pass through the duct of the race plate 3 to the converging passage 8 and chute 10 to discharge. Meanwhile, the bank of type in the magazine duct 1 is supported by the finger 29 of the member Upon removal of pressure from the key, the spring 10 returns the retention member 26 to normal position and introduces its finger 33 below the type duct which is open for its protrusion. Under the rebounding action of the spring 10, the rising limb 3 1 of the member 26 kicks against the depending limb 31 of the upper member 25 and moves the latter slightly about its centre against the action of its spring 4:1 so that its finger 29 is withdrawn from abuttal against the back of the next superposed type to that released, whereby the entire bank of type moves downward to take up displacement to the extent of the space vacated by the released type. The upper member 25 then assumes its normal posi- The latter and the tion with its finger 29 adjacent the second type from the bottom one, as shown in Fig. 8.

\Vhat I do claim as my invention, and de sire to obtain by Letters Patent, is

1. A manually-operated typesetting machine comprising incombination a race plate having a series of vertical or substantially vertical undercut walls providing ducts therebetween, flanged rails projecting from the undercut walls and extending downwardly to a position slightly spaced from converging undercut side walls providing side ducts leading to a common delivery outlet, and a plate or member located adjacent the front of the race plate and covering the junctures of the vertical and converging ducts.

2. A manually-operated typesetting machine comprising in combination a race plate having a series of vertical ducts separated by undercut division walls, flanged rails on said walls, downwardly converging undercut walls at the lower ends of the vertical flanged rails, converging ducts between the converging undercut walls and the vertical walls, and an inwardly projecting converging flange or bar on the said side walls adapted to cover the junctures of the vertical and converging ducts.

3. A manually-operated typesetting machine comprising in combination a. race plate having converging undercut side walls, vertical or substantially vertical undercut walls dividing a series of ducts, flanged rails on said vertical undercut walls extending at their lower ends to a position slightly spaced from said converging undercut side walls and providing therebetween converging side ducts, the vertical walls being longitudinally set back from the flanged rails and converging side bars supported in position to cover the converging side ducts of the race plate. 1

4. A manually-operated typesetting machine comprising in combination a race plate having a. series of vertical or substantially vertical undercut walls providing ducts therebetween, flanged rails projecting from the undercut walls and extending downwardly to a position slightly spaced from converging undercut side walls and with the vertical or substantially vertical walls longitudinally set back from the flanged rails, flanged rails projecting inwardly off the converging side walls and forming in conjunction with the adjacent lower ends of the vertical ducts downwardly converging side ducts leading to a common delivery outlet and a converging bar or member independent of the race plate and, supported by the machine'frame and adapted to cover the junctures of the converging ducts.

5. A manually-operated typesetting ma chine comprising in combination a race platehaving a. series of vertical ducts separatedibyl undercut division walls, flanged rails on said walls, downwardly converging undercut walls at the lower ends of the flanged rails, converging ducts between the converging undercut walls and the lower ends of the vertical walls between which a-ndthe converging walls converging ducts are provided leading .to a common delivery outlet, and a magazine with vertical ducts located above the race plate and means for laterally moving the race plate so as to bring its ducts into registration with the ducts of the magazines.

6. A manually-operated typesettingmachine comprising in combination a'race plate having a series of vertical ducts separated by undercut division walls, flanged rails on said walls, downwardly converging undercut walls at the lower ends of the flanged rails, converging ducts between the converging undercutwalls and the lower ends of the vertical walls between which and the converging walls converging ducts are provided leading to a common delivery outlet, magazines located above the race plate and mounted on a carrier frame provided with trunnion pins and machine standards with slots at their upper ends to receive the trunnion pins, whereby the magazines are pivotally and removably mounted in the machine. I

7. A manually-operated typesetting machine, comprising in, combination a race plate having vertical or substantially vertical undercut walls dividing a series of ducts, flanged rails on said undercut walls extending at their lower ends to a position slightly spaced from converging undercut side walls and providing therebetween converging side ducts, and flanged rails on the latter overhanging downwardly converging side ducts leading to a common delivery outlet, magazines located above the race plate having type escapement consisting of an upper pivoted member with a slot bounded by a depending limb and a depending leg terminating in a bottom finger adapted to engage the back of the type in the magazine and a pivoted lower member having a rising limb engaging the slot of the upper member and adapted to bear against its depending limb, and with a bottom finger adapted to engage under the lowermost type.

8. A manually-operated typesetting machine comprising in combination a race plate having vertical or substantially vertical undercut walls dividing a series of ducts,

flanged rails on said undercut walls extending at their lower ends to a position slightly spaced from converging undercut side walls and providing therebetween converging side ducts, and flanged rails on the latter overhanging downwardly converging side ducts leading to a common delivery outlet,

magazines located above the race plate, a magazine carrier frame with side projecting studs, arms pivoted at their lower ends to the machine standards and having forked upper ends adapted to receive the studs and aslidable rod jointedly connected with one or the other of the magazines for shitting the latter into the operative position over the race plate. a

v 9. A manually-operated typesetting machine comprising in combination a race plate having a series of vertical or substantially vertical undercut walls providing ducts therehetween, flanged rails projecting from the undercut walls and extending downwardly to a position slightly spaced from converging undercut side walls and with the vertical or substantially vertical walls longitudinally set back from the flanged rails, flanged rails projecting inwardly of the converging side walls and forming in conjunction with the adjacent lower ends of the vertical ducts down ardly converging side ducts leading to a common delivery outlet, a magazine carrier frame with side projecting studs, arms pivoted at their lower ends to the machine standards and having forked upper ends and inclined ledges upon the said standards for guiding the studs into the forked ends of the arms.

In testimony whereof. I have signed my name to this specification at Birmingham, England, this 8th day of June, 1926.

ROBERT CHARLES ADAMSw 

